Long Pocket QLD 4850
105 addresses · 10 streets
Kennedy Electorate › Hinchinbrook LGA › Long Pocket · 1227 km from Brisbane
Living Here
Long Pocket is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 150 people, with a median age of 47. The typical household earns around $1,531 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 90% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Italian, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Ingham Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Long Pocket itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 31.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 31.2% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 49.4% |
Demographics
Population by age in Long Pocket
| 0-4 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 21 |
| 15-19 | 9 |
| 20-24 | 3 |
| 25-34 | 9 |
| 35-44 | 15 |
| 45-54 | 29 |
| 55-64 | 17 |
| 65-74 | 23 |
| 75-84 | 6 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Long Pocket
| House | 54 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Long Pocket
| <$650 | 8 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 16 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 31 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Long Pocket
| Italian | 59 |
|---|---|
| English | 54 |
| Australian | 41 |
| Irish | 28 |
| German | 9 |
| Other | 8 |
Housing tenure in Long Pocket
| Owned | 25 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 22 |
| Rented | 5 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Long Pocket
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 19 |
| 4+ | 3 |
Commute to work in Long Pocket
| Car | 61 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 3 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 8 |
Top countries of birth in Long Pocket
| Italy | 3 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 3 |
Languages used at home in Long Pocket
| Italian | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
167 bird observations recorded near Long Pocket — most often seen:
- Crimson Finch (10)
- Chestnut-breasted Munia (9)
- Forest Kingfisher (9)
- Whistling Kite (9)
- Macleay's Honeyeater (7)
- Black Kite (6)
- Metallic Starling (6)
- Red-browed Finch (6)
- Silvereye (6)
- Southern Red-browed Finch (6)
- Australasian Figbird (5)
- Australian Swiftlet (5)
- Magpie Goose (5)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Long Pocket
- Pacific Black Duck (5)
- Peaceful Dove (5)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (5)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (5)
- Superb Fruit-dove (5)
- White-breasted Woodswallow (5)
- White-browed Robin (5)
- White-necked Heron (5)
- Yellow Oriole (5)
- Yellow-spotted Honeyeater (5)
- Australasian Darter (4)
- Australian White Ibis (4)
- Bar-shouldered Dove (4)
- Bush Stone-curlew (4)
- Common Myna (4)
- Eastern Forest Kingfisher (4)
- Eastern Welcome Swallow (4)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Long Pocket:
- Dalrymple Creek (4.3 km)
- Lannercost (8.5 km)
- Abergowrie (11.1 km)
- Trebonne (14.5 km)
- Hawkins Creek (14.5 km)
- Peacock Siding (17.8 km)
- Rungoo (19.3 km)
- Bemerside (20.2 km)
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Streets
- Abergowrie Road (20)
- Barkers Road (5)
- Haberman Road (1)
- Long Pocket Road (30)
- Martins Road (12)
- Mckells Road (1)
- Old Bridge Road (4)
- Rixon Road (1)
- Scotts Road (4)
- Sheahans Road (27)
